Al-Mâ'idah (Surah 5)

Introduction

This Medinian sûrah takes its name from the story of the table mentioned in verses 112-115. Several rulings are laid out, including permissible and prohibited foods, hunting while on pilgrimage, and making a bequest while travelling. A reference is made to Allah’s covenants with the Jews and Christians and how those covenants were repeatedly violated. The believers are urged to comply with Allah’s judgment as communicated by the Prophet (ﷺ). Some topics that have been touched on in the previous sûrahs are detailed here, including making up for a broken oath, the sanctity of the human life, and the humanity of Jesus (ﷺ). In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful